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WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) yesterday afternoon attended several events in response to the outbreak of war in Ukraine. Dr. Harris is a Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus and is the son of a Ukrainian mother who fled communist Eastern Europe following World War II.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus – Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), and Andy Harris (R-MD) – released the following statement regarding Russia's attack on Ukraine.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), and Andy Harris (R-MD), released the following statement regarding Russia's illegal recognition of the independence of Luhansk and Donetsk and imminent deployment of troops to Ukrainian territory.
WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) yesterday afternoon sent a letter with his colleagues on the House Appropriations Committee to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, demanding answers after reports surfaced of illegal aliens being released and even transported by DHS across the U.S. interior. Rep.
WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) today announced that the USDA Rural Development Agency has awarded $204,161 in federal grants to a local farm in Westminster and two entrepreneurship centers on the Eastern Shore. Specific funding allocations can be found below:
WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development agency has awarded $168,800 in federal grants to five local communities on the Eastern Shore. Funding originated from regular appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021. Specific funding allocations and descriptions can be found below:
WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) today announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has awarded $50,000 in federal funds for the initial engineering and design for dredging of Slaughter Creek in Dorchester County.
WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) today issued a statement after learning that the vast majority of crab houses on the Eastern Shore are unlikely to receive the H-2B non-immigrant guest workers they need to maintain peak operations during the upcoming season due to the inadequate yearly cap and lottery system for allocating those visas. For the period beginning April 1st and ending September 30th, the number of guest worker visas applied for stands at over 136,000 – with only 33,000 available.